Leisure and Recreation Management Courses in Australia

Leisure and Recreation Management Courses are conducted at many Australian universities and TAFE institutions for all international career aspirants in this field.

University of South Australia conducts Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management for overseas applicants. Cost of education is approximately AUS $16,800 a year.

Several bachelor and master level programmes in Leisure and Recreation Management are conducted at the University of Queensland. Major courses include Bachelor of International Hotel and Tourism Management (Commercial Recreation and Sport), Master of Business (Advanced) (International Sport and Recreation Management) and Master of Business (International Sport and Recreation Management).

University of Notre Dame is offering courses such as Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation and Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management while a master level programme, Master of Philosophy (Recreation, Leisure and Tourism ) is available at the Charles Sturt University.

La Trobe University is popular for short term courses in Sport and Recreation Management and major course offered by the university is a Graduate Diploma in Sport and Leisure Management. Cost of this diploma course is about AUS $17,170 and course duration varies from three months to one year.

Renowned TAFE institutions in the field of Leisure and Recreation Management are Challenger TAFE (Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation in Marine Tourism and Certificate III in Outdoor Recreation in Multiple Activities); Gordon Institute of TAFE (Diploma of Outdoor Recreation) and Chisholm Institute of TAFE (Certificate IV in Sport and Recreation and Diploma of Sport and Recreation).

Major Australian colleges where Recreation Management courses are available include Avondale College (Certificate III in Outdoor Recreation and Diploma of Outdoor Recreation) and Ace Tennis Academy Gold Coast (Certificate II in Sport and Recreation-Tennis). Cost of certificate and diploma level courses is approximately AUS $7500 for the entire course and length of course varies from three months to one year.